I just read in these forums that rainbow stripes are the "mark of a champion"in that case, what sort of person who wasnt a champion would have the audacity to ride wearing these stripes....surely they would tape over any striped on their kit until they were earned ?

I should add that rainbow stripe wearing is totally different to the acceptable practice of wearing souvenir red polka dot jerseys :wink:

im_no_pro wrote:No different to buying a 2010 Collingwood premiers tshirt and wearing that. Not that I would ever, ever, ever be caught dead in anything collingwood

I think there is a difference between buying a jersey and wearing it socially (ie not riding in it) and wearing it whilst riding. if you want to wear while riding, you should have earned it IMO otherwise the meaning if it is devalued. hopefully peer groups would be enough to do the "policing" and encourage riding mates to respect it.

is it OK to kick a collingwood supporter? what am I saying, off course it is.

If you're racing I agree completely. Riding socially is no different to kicking the footy in the park in your collingwood tshirt. Should've clarified I was referring to social riding (I don't race).

master6 wrote: Moderators are like Club Handicappers; I often think they are wrong, but I dont want the job.

Something just doesn't seem to be right about it, a bit like wearing a yellow jersey. But I don't see it as a big deal. I hesitated before i bought my molteni cap because it has a rainbow stripe on it.

I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped

master6 wrote: Moderators are like Club Handicappers; I often think they are wrong, but I dont want the job.

im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped

He was going to, provided he could dedicate it (which is fair enough). She came over and started on him in Italian (even though she was speaking perfect english seconds earlier). He explained that he would prefer to keep it to jerseys he signs for charity. Fair enough, I just wish that had been the line from the start

master6 wrote: Moderators are like Club Handicappers; I often think they are wrong, but I dont want the job.

scotto wrote:I just read in these forums that rainbow stripes are the "mark of a champion"in that case, what sort of person who wasnt a champion would have the audacity to ride wearing these stripes....surely they would tape over any striped on their kit until they were earned ?

I should add that rainbow stripe wearing is totally different to the acceptable practice of wearing souvenir red polka dot jerseys :wink:

Wear what you want, except when you are racing (if you race) - you should wear your club or sponsors kit then

im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped

He had that policy at his book launch - book signings only, no personal items. He said its so people dont go flogging the stuff on Ebay for a profit.

im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped

like this?my 40th birthday present, Cadel and Robbie's signature.

There is a big difference between a plain yellow jersey and a WC jersey.

im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped

He had that policy at his book launch - book signings only, no personal items. He said its so people dont go flogging the stuff on Ebay for a profit.

This was at the book signing in geelong and he did sign at least one other tItem that I saw (promo poster from 2010 worlds). The ebay thing was why he wanted to dedicate it, which I completely understand. At the end of the day I knew there was a chance he wouldnt, jst would have been nice to have been told that from the outset.

master6 wrote: Moderators are like Club Handicappers; I often think they are wrong, but I dont want the job.

im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped

like this?my 40th birthday present, Cadel and Robbie's signature.

There is a big difference between a plain yellow jersey and a WC jersey.

+1. still looks good though!

master6 wrote: Moderators are like Club Handicappers; I often think they are wrong, but I dont want the job.

im_no_pro wrote:I have (and wear) a Campag cap with the stripes on it. I have (and won't wear) a World Champion Jersey I bought at the UCI's. I bought it to get Cadels signature on, mount it and hang it in my study. Chiara wouldnt let him sign it. And I though I was whipped

He had that policy at his book launch - book signings only, no personal items. He said its so people dont go flogging the stuff on Ebay for a profit.

This was at the book signing in geelong and he did sign at least one other tItem that I saw (promo poster from 2010 worlds). The ebay thing was why he wanted to dedicate it, which I completely understand. At the end of the day I knew there was a chance he wouldnt, jst would have been nice to have been told that from the outset.

Well it was a BOOK signing

He did cave in at the Brissie signing and signed a few T's, but that was it.

Blame the organisers for not being up front about it - not his wife for being a bitch by stopping him.

im_no_pro wrote:No different to buying a 2010 Collingwood premiers tshirt and wearing that.

I think it is different. Wearing a footy jersey, as a supporter of a team, is culturally accepted practice in that sport while wearing a TdF yellow, Giro's pink or the rainbow jersey is not. These jerseys are a little bit like war medals, they're given to individuals, not teams, for some very special achievements. Wearing a duplicate is cheap and not cool.

im_no_pro wrote:No different to buying a 2010 Collingwood premiers tshirt and wearing that.

I think it is different. Wearing a footy jersey, as a supporter of a team, is culturally accepted practice in that sport while wearing a TdF yellow, Giro's pink or the rainbow jersey is not. These jerseys are a little bit like war medals, they're given to individuals, not teams, for some very special achievements. Wearing a duplicate is cheap and not cool.

the irony is in your avatari remember in here somewhere was a tube clip of a start of a local sydney crit and someone was wearing a world champ jersey. the starter on the megaphone gave him a fair bit of crap about it.

this post was started in a bit of jest, as another way to "pay out" on a mate who's new white shoes had pretty stripes on them. it seems to have grown into something else !

There's no irony, it's a Colnago logo, I don't even ride a Colnago anymore. The rainbow bands in the logo are there for a reason, two different things, you don't even have a choice when you buy a frame with rainbow bands.

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